Growing up, I heard countless stories of people being afflicted by curses, strange illnesses, or misfortunes — even death — brought upon them by local deities invoked by their enemies. Although I did not encounter these things first-hand, I have seen on national television juju men struck with machetes yet remaining unharmed, or handling fire […]
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And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
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1 LORD, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; 2 many are saying of my soul, there is no salvation for him in God. Selah 3 But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. 4 I cried aloud to the LORD, and he
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Prayer, an important Christian discipline, is oft spoken of but less practised. Joseph Scriven, in the hymn What A Friend We Have In Jesus expressed this sentiment well: Oh what peace we often forfeit Oh, what needless pain we bear All because we do not carry Everything to God in prayer In a previous article,
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Prayer is foundational to the Christian life. Across the Christian landscape, believers sincerely acknowledge the necessity of prayer, and rightly so. In Ghana in particular, we see this lived out beautifully—prayer is woven into the fabric of our public life. At presidential inaugurations, national ceremonies, and community gatherings, we pause to pray. In churches, conferences,
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“And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.” 1 John 5:14-15 It is fair to say that
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The story is told of two brothers who were sent by their mother to purchase a few items from a nearby shop. In their playfulness, they lost the money on the way. Immediately the older brother remembered how their mother used to speak about God being a prayer answering God. So, he suggested they pray
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I’m sure if God gave us a sneak peek into his prayer request book on Ghana; which contains all the prayers he has received from Ghanaians, the No. 1 prayer request we will see is “prayer against enemies.” Whether it is a difficult boss who is not satisfied with our efforts; or a mean auntie
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New Year’s Eve. Growing up, this was the one day when Church meetings were full to overflowing. The services started at about 9pm, and were intended to last till just after midnight when we had been ushered into the New Year. Occasional church-goers would make it a point to not miss this one ceremony. It
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What is our purpose? As humans, what were we created for? What is our calling? These are questions we normally pose to ourselves. As image bearers of God, it is not only crucial that we ask these questions but that we seek to answer to it. Why did God make me and to what end?
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